1 U.S.C. § 4 : General Provisions — Rules Of Construction — “Vehicle” As Including All Means Of Land Transportation Date: 27 Apr 2016 TEXT PDF The word “vehicle” includes every description of carriage or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on land. (July 30, 1947, ch. 388, 61 Stat. 633.)